[Rumblepurr]

Please use this Thread for explanations, thank you's, questions, answers, et.al. Please enjoy the casting, and "Kink a Tail!"

Rumblepurr
CATS Forum Casting Director

[Quaxo!]

Since I don't know a lot of people here( ) Should I still make votes for the few that I do know a little about?

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

[The Drama Queen]

[Quaxo!]

I wouldn't advise it, but I suppose you could if you didn't know who else might fit the role. Wow! Speaking of being cast in several different roles, I didn't know people had such different oppinions of me. Alonzo, Pouncival, and Mistoffelees. I suppose they do all have similar personalities. Though I'm glad to be voted for any role, really.

[Rumblepurr]

[Reeza]

Thanks to everyone who casted me so far. I know I'm not as well known as some of the other fans, but it's very nice to be included. I will be happy with whatever I get, but since I have been Quaxo twice, I hope I can get someone else. Cast me as whatever you want, but I see myself as most like a few including: Mungojerrie, Demeter, Bombalurina, Jemima and Alonzo.

Thanks guys!

[Alonza0]

Hey all! Just a reminder to everyone that I will be doing the unofficial tally over at freewebs.com/forumcasting.

For everyone who doesn't know, the unofficial tally serves three purposes, more or less:
1) Let's you know who's winning for which character before the official tally,
2) Let's you see the full tally, and
3) Lists all the members and their previous roles to help you fill in all your blank spots

If you need any help navigating the pages, PM me or e-mail me. In the mean time, happy casting, everyone! My list will be up in the next few days.

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

[Rallers]

*collapse* Hoo boy- been working on my list. It was actually somewhat easier with all the chorus kittens before, since I'm getting quite a few folks that would fit in them, but man, I'm glad we shortened the list for the reasons already discussed before.

And to Alonza0: awesome, that's all I can say without my brain imploding right now. This is how summer kills my brain. It pitches a fit when I have to tweak and sort and all. But anyway, the unofficial tally = a godsend.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

Looks like I'm being listed with quite a variety. But seriously, Bombalurina?!

[jarrod001]

Do we put anyones name down?
Not that I'm just gonna put some random persons name for all, but what if they don't want to be a part of the forum cast?

[Alonza0]

[tinasattler]

thank you all so utch i love you all

[The Drama Queen]

Haha, Mungojerrie_rt- I feel for you, because you are a boy, right???

I've noticed this happen several times....everyone might want to be more cautious when casting males in female roles and vice versa. For the chorus cats its probably ok, but a male Bomba? Sorry, it just seems weird!!!

And thanks for all of the votes for me! I think I've gotten 6 votes for 6 completely different characters so far...If it helps you guys, I think that in real life I really act like Etcetera a lot. I bounce around to different groups of people, and when I'm with my friends I have tons of energy and am very silly However on the boards I might come across as different...so vote however you like!

[Belle]

Well, the idea of the forum casting is to match personalities to characters, so the person's actual sex is irrelevant!

[Quaxo!]

I try to put in Females for Queen roles and Males for Tom roles, but I have trouble finding active guys that match my thoughts about certain Toms. The Queens, I had no trouble with at all. But I suppose in the overall run of things, Gender really doesn't mean much.

[Rallers]

[Quaxo!]

Wow! I didn't really think of myself as the loud, obnoxious, Tom-crazy etcetera ! Bustephen, what made you think me to have that sort of personality? please tell.

[Bombateazer]

First of all I would like to say thank you to everyone who has voted for me so far!
Second of all - am I learning anything from this years casting? Yes - the possibility I have a multiple personality disorder...
2 votes for Dem
2 for Tanto
1 for Cassie
1 For Tugger (Hell yeah baby!!! Ok I'm female, but that casting made me happy!!!!)
1 for Bomba (Again, hell yeah baby!)
1 for Jennyanydots...

So really I'm a skittish, mystical, aloof, motherly flirt...

Haha now I remember why I love casting so much!
*Goes off to work on list*

[Vice]

Hmmm... I've got some for Munkus. O.o Cool?

Just a note, I still come here often... but I tend to lurk more now. I'm glad that people still remember me... ^^; I haven't been too vocal lately. (Busy w/ my own production actually. And, yes. I'm still doing that CATS production.)

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

Alonzo hmmm thats different...

Thanks to everyone who has voted for me so far!

[darkmage]

From the looks of it I'm all over the map. I find this extremely amusing.

[Bustephen]

[Tigress]

First of all thank you to everyone who has cast me so far.

Second, and don't get mad, I really don't like seeing all of the blank spots in everyone's lists this time round. They shortened the list so that it would be easier and there are still blank spots. That's why it was shortened in the first place, b/c people kept leaving blank spots.

I really urge all of you to go back and just find a name to throw in that blank spot b/c if this keeps up we won't have any kind of a list left TO cast.

If you're having trouble finding out who all is active then go through the most recent threads (which was mentioned earlier) and find some names. I know that's what I did and it really helped.

Well anyway...I'm sorry if that sounded harsh I'm really not trying to be mean I just don't want the list cut down again. In fact last time I opted to expand it to include Johnathan, George, and a few others who are in various productions such as "Olive", a name I've heard floating around for a while. But alas that never did nor ever will happen.

Anyway thank you all again and good luck.

[Reeza]

I agree with Tigress, but I wanted to add something. If you do fill in the blanks, leave a date or let Alonza0 know what you changed, because it's easier on her with the tally, and it will be more accurate. I know she can say this for herself, but I thought I'd mention it in case anyone changed theirs right away.

[Alonza0]

[Reeza]

[Rallers]

Hey, I'm not happy leaving spots open either, but like I said, the ones I left blank are ones I almost always have trouble with anyway. So folks can stay off my case about that. I'm all up for tweaking my list of the blank ones but right now those are the only ones I felt "...hm, yeah, I didn't bullshit this" over.

Edit: And for the record, yes I did all the checking for activity, looking at active threads, digging through anyone who has been active, so on. I think part of my problem was not following the usual castings: MsJellicle as Jellylorum, Rumblepurr as Old D or Gus, Flitterbug for Macavity...goodness forbid I tried to make it a little different while still feeling like it suited. Shame on me. Of course it would've been easier, but I'd feel just as guilty if I kept solely with that. The folks I put the characters to suit some or most of the details of the character. So it's not like I went "hur okay I'll just make it harder for myself that'll be FUUUN".

[Rumblepurr]

[Reeza]

[Flitterbug]

[Rallers]

[Tigress]

Ya know what, yall can just get as pissed off at me as you want. Lord forbid I try to help the group in not getting cut any farther but hey, if that's what you want then fine just forget I ever said anything.

[Alonza0]

I'm not mad at you Tigress... *hug*

And I'm very sorry Rumblepurr, I'd intended to refer to you in my previous post, but it ended up being a quick, running-out-the-door post, so I didn't get the chance. My bad.

And, if I may suggest, another method you could use to fill in blank spots is to use the Member History page over on www.freewebs.com/forumcasting. <- Shameless plug. But I really find it helpful to see all the members names in one place, and to see who used to be what. I have a lot of, "Oh, I haven't put them in yet!" moments. So that could help, that's what it's for, after all.

[Balurina]

Wanted to thank those of you who've cast me even though I just popped my head back in recently I'm trying to not go brain dead atm doing a lighting design for The Wiz but I'm gonna try my hardest to look at everybody's posts and put together a cast list here because I think you all deserve it It will be interesting for me as there are so many new faces from when I was here last, but I'll give it a shot and hopefully put people in the place I see them as

ta ta for now

Denise

[Vice]

^___^ It's so interesting seeing what I'm coming up as. Tugger... Demeter...

Growltiger?
...

O.o

...

YAY!

[Nettik]

Hm, I really should have become a more established member of the forum before the cast list. ^^;

I'm getting cast in sorts of different roles!

[Nemi]

I'll be posting my list ASAP, everyone!
My days are more or less now spent between going to see CATS and being in rehearsal for THE WIZ... I do wish our shows didn't overlap!

I really appreciate all the votes I see for myself! <333

[Reeza]

[Balurina]

omg Nemi you are doing The Wiz hahaha...I'm doing the lighting design for a production of The Wiz right now hehe

[Nemi]

[Vice]

I was in a production of The Wiz in April. Love that show.

[Balurina]

haha Nemi that sounds exactly like me, I'm doing the lighting design for a children's theatre group..it's a cast of about 50 11-17 year olds. We are kindred spirits atm Nemi hehe and this week is gonna kill me I have to cue the show *cries a little inside*

[littlemisstheatregirl]

I just wanted to say thanks to the few of you that have already cast me. It's nice to feel loved. I don't post in the Cats forum too often, but I lurk around here quite a bit. I did the show about two years ago as Tumble and had the time of my life; it's nice to see people who love it just as much as I do!

Hopefully the forum casting will spark some interest and some new posters...

[jarrod001]

Thanks a bunch for casting me, I thought I wouldn't be at all! I've gotten all different cats it's really fun.

[Alonza0]

Hey all, just wanted to let you know that as of late tomorrow the unofficial tally will be on hiatus and will be for five days, as I'll be on vacation. If anyone would like to take over for those five days, please PM me. Patience and Freewebs experience are the only requirements. I don't expect anyone to be interested, so expect a hiatus. Just so you know.

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

I'm in the lead for Etcetera...No way Thank you all so much.

*Jumps up and down*

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

[Moongewl]

[Balurina]

LOL herding cats is about the best term I can think of for it, trying to get things done is like pulling teeth as they all have the attention span of a gnat.

[Moongewl]

Not to mention the respectfulness of a monkey flinging poo. I actually had a fight with one of the actors DURING the show and through headsets because he wanted to know why a light cue came in early. "Because it damn well did" was why, and he should've been getting his next costume on, but he decided it was his job to give me crap for it. And that was a 22-year-old. If I were working with teenagers, some of them would probably have bloody noses because I'd eventually resort to violence.

[Nemi]

[Alonza0]

Nix the hiatus. littlemisstheatregirl has oh so generously offered to take over the unofficial casting while I'm gone, so continue to check for up-to-date casting information. Plug -> www.freewebs.com/forumcasting

[Vice]

I'm all over in the casting, aren't I...

[Rallers]

Dude, the Growltiger vote made my day.

[littlemisstheatregirl]

Aww thanks for the Jemima votes guys! She's my favorite and the one I've always wanted to play.

[Quaxo!]

You know, After watching the movie of Cats, and paying more attention to Tumblebrutus, Especially during the Kitten Squeal part of Curious Cat, I think I would much rather be cast as Pouncival than Tumblebrutus. Then again, maybe He just wishes he were more like RTT, and is very admiring of him.

Anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about... Watch The movie of Cats, and When Rum Tum Tugger is doing all his crazy stuff with his hips, and the kitten girls are all gathered around him, you can pick out Tumblebrutus in the background, sitting directly behind the circle of girl kittens. Watch his face and actions.

[littlemisstheatregirl]

[Mungojerrie_rt]

Watch what Pounce is doing at that time.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

Yay! I finally got a vote for where I would put myself!

[darkmage]

It looks like I'm gonna be Growtiger...again...*sigh* That is, unless there's a flood of ballots Monday and Tuesday. C'mon, if you all want to keep casting alive, cast more ballots.

Oh well, Cassie was good while she lasted, and I'm still happy I'm getting cast.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

Looks like I'm gonna be Tugger I think. I can't say I see it.

[Rallers]

We've got ten ties so far...

Three of which are tied between 4-5 each.

Hoo boy.

[Reeza]

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I've got 12

Alonzo
Coricopat
Growltiger
Mistoffelees X2
Mungojerrie X3
Munkustrap
Pouncival
Rum Tum Tugger X3
Rumpleteazer
Sillabub
Skimbleshanks X2
Tumblebrutus X3

[Quaxo!]

I only have 7 different characters:

Alonzo
Electra
Etcetera x2
Mistoffelees x2
Mungojerrie
Pouncival x4
Tumblebrutus x5

I suppose It's cool that I have as many votes as I do, seeing as I only joined a little while ago, and haven't posted much.

[Rallers]

I'm rather sure I have twelve as well.

The ones I had multiple votes for:
Sillabub - 3
Mistoffelees - 2
Tumblebrutus - 2

The rest:
Alonzo
Etcetera
Jellylorum
Jennyanydots
Rumpelteazer
Electra
Growltiger
Pouncival
Jemima

[Flitterbug]

*sits in a dark corner and cackles evilly, as befits her character*

[Mungojerrie_rt]

You should also be waving your backside around as well.

[Flitterbug]

... Waving my backside around? *blink* With nobody to see it?

No decent attention-seeking villain would do such a thing!

[Rumblepurr]

BALLOTS ARE NOW CLOSED

The time frame allotted for voting is now run out, and the ballots are closed. No further ballots will be accepted, and no edits allowed. Ballots will be checked and the tabulations will begin.

Thank you for all those who participated. This time, I received 21 ballots, and most roles had obvious winners. However, not all parts will have clear winners... I will attempt to be as fair as I can in assigning the winning roles.

Again, thank you for participating...

Rumblepurr
CATS Forum Casting Director.

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

I was wondering if someone could make me a banner I got Etcetera and I am the understudy for --- Coricopat Jellylorum Sillabub and Tantomile

Thanks!

(Mods if this should go somewhere else please feel free to move it.)

[Peritombry]

Typical. i have to come back after the casting's done. Are you recording songs or is this just a character-claim thing?

[Rumblepurr]

Essentially, it would be considered a "Forum Casting". The Forum Casting begins January 1 or July 1, and goes for 2 weeks. During that time, members of the Forum use a ballot on which all the characters are placed, and then members choose which member of the Forum is most like that character. The ones who receive the most votes is awarded that character for about 6 months when the next casting is due... That would be January 1, 2009.

I am not sure of the percentage of our members could actually record songs, much less do them justice. My vocal range in low baritone at best, and not many of the songs in CATS could be sung that low without modulation... The high G required for Old Deuteronomy is about a third higher than I can hit properly...

Rumblepurr
The Writer Cat.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

Ew. Me trying to sing Tugger's part. :-&

I don't know which would be worse. My rock or my pure singing.

[Peritombry]

Ah so it's like an award thing. Nice

[Quaxo!]

Ahhhh! I would love to record some songs! I can do just about all of them. I really like Jemima's parts, even though I'm a guy. Hmmm. I wonder if I can remember all the songs I used to know, because since our school Musical is Willy Wonka, and I've been Cast as Willy, I've mostly been singing songs from that. Cheers Everyone!